Another Ryanair on-line check in question:passport only valid for 4 days after return

sam h

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I did a search but I can't seem to find a definite answer. I found an old thread which said the passport must be valid for a certain amount of time after the travel date.

My passport expires on the 3rd August - my travel dates are 20th to 29th July.

I would rather wait and replace my passport later in the year as I have to get passports for each of my kids also (currently on my passport). I don;t want to be in a position where I have to continue to replace their passports every 3 years in the middle of the summer, hence, I'd rather apply in October/November. From what Ryanair have listed below, there is no mention of a time frame for which the passport has to be valid for anymore - but I don't want to find out there is some small print at the airport.

Can anyone advise for definite? Thanks


 
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Once your Passport is valid when you travel you will have no problems.
Has been discussed here many times.
 
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Cheers - I just wanted to double check - Ryanairs T&C's are vast an d varied. So when I came across an old post saying it must be valid for 15day (I think) after the return date - I got nervous and want to be sure I'm not missing something.

I don't fancy being stranded abroad with the kids on tow.
 
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I understand that some countries require the passport to be valid for some time after you are due to leave the country. Shouldn't apply in the EU though.
 
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Why not phone the passport office and double check... Better sure than sorry, and if need be you have plenty of time to get a new one if you have to do it now. I got mine within 2 weeks of ordering it. It does not have to be out of date to renew it so dont wait till last minute.
 
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If you want information about specific countries or airlines contact the airline or embassy.

The rules and laws change the whole time and the only ones with the information are the airline or embassy.......
 
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I understand that some countries require the passport to be valid for some time after you are due to leave the country. Shouldn't apply in the EU though.
This only applies to Visa applications , once the OP is travelling within the EU on a valid EU passport there will not be a problem.
 
Re: Another Ryanair on-line check in questionassport only valid for 4 days after re

Yes it more down to the individual countries visa requirements. I know Czech Republic is one.I thought that someone had done up a list of the countries and the passport validity before but I can't find it.
 
Here's a daft scenario

I've started the Ryanair check-in process, but did not complete the check-in. i.e. I have entered the passport details, but I did not click on the final check-in button, because I had realised that I had put in a wrong Passport Expiry date.

I'm definitely not checked in, because if I start the check-in procedure again, I don't get the re-print option, I get the check-in option.

BUT, I can't change the erroneous passport expiry date... Doing the process again on a fresh booking, I read the message that says "if details are entered incorrectly, please call Ryanair customer centre".

You can never be sure with Ryanair, but I doubt there will be a fee for clearing the details I entered or changing the expiry date to the correct one (there is an uncheck fee, but that's not applicable as I'm not checked in)

Thing is, I don't really want to call Ryanair at a cost of XXp per minute (10p or some such?) and hold for 30 minutes just to sort this out.

As I'm only flying within the EU (Dublin-UK-Dublin) I doubt this will matter and I could complete the check in with the wrong expiry date (that is incidentally well in the future) and it won't be checked and/or "who gives a monkey's that the expiry date entered does not match the expiry date on the passport, because the passport (UK in denomination and issuance) is very valid for the travel"

I thought maybe that initiating a name change process (without going through with it/paying for it) might clear the details I'd entered, but it doesn't (the name change process cannot be started with passenger details entered on to the booking)

What do you reckon from a legal standpoint? Check in and fly with the wrong expiry date in place? Surely, it's not really against the Ts & Cs as the expiry date matching online/document is a non-issue for EU travel as long as the passport is valid? Try and email Ryanair to sort it, cos maybe it's breaking a T and C and that is cause to invalidate the booking? (probably not legal to cancel my booking for this, but it would cause me hassle at the time). I will actually be at Dublin Airport before the flight date and might ask the Ticket Desk at Dublin airport about it. They're pretty helpful there.

Please don't reply and say "call Ryanair, it'll only cost you about £5 and £5 is not much for peace of mind" It is a valid point, but I'm not really writing this for peace of mind, just writing it for some sort of pedantic discussion on the ins and outs of this.
 
Based on my (thankfully limited) Ryanair experiences your passport will be subject to a very cursory glance by their staff as you board the aircraft (assuming you're travelling with just hand luggage) and at most they're glancing at the name to see does it match the name on the boarding pass .. I would be highly surprised if they noticed the expiry date discrepancy at all
 
Hi EDK,
Thanks for that. That indeed is my experience of travelling with Ryanair also.
Anybody got any thoughts on the legal position if it was spotted and boarding was denied?
Once, 2 of my friends were travelling on the same booking and they got the details in the reverse order. i.e. friend1 had all the details of friend2 and vice versa. They got through OK after a little chat to the staff at the gate to explain their accidental worngful entering of passenger details. That would seem to suggest that the staff check of the passport can override some erroneous passenger details being entered. I'd hope that this discretion of the staff is applicable for such understandable errors due to their being no legal grounds for denying boarding for such errors.